Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Alan Grant talks to geography teacher Brian Kenny who unexpectedly got to give his group firsthand experience of a touch New York blizzard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Katie O'Keefe from the 96FM Newsroom who has been speaking with those affected by the wait Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Independent Cllr Kieran McCarthy who says that with the retendering for the project he has his doubts it will end up in the current site as it has to be evaluated from scratch again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears about the immense queues to get parking at the CUH, discovers what is planned for The Savoy nightclub reopening Feb 14th, listens to Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne's report on a meeting rallying support to save trees. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ discovers what's planned in The Savoy when it's relaunched on Feb 14th from Joe Kelly of The Good Room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick tells PJ that the Ireland-America bond is strong but he would really prefer that Micheál Martin did not visit this Patricks Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crossy from The Buzz has been talking to Chris Pratt who plays a detective with just 90 minutes before execution to prove to an AI judge that he is innocent and PJ hears from him that's a unique movie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Sinead who is thrilled with how the IFTAs highlight talent and talks about her work developing Corks screen industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ speaks to the IFA's Nigel Sweetnam about their worries of the effect of the Bord Bia controversy and the Mercosur treaty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ speaks to Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne who spoke to northside residents as they met last night to harden resistance to the felling of mature trees to make way for a cycle lane and also talks to Mossy who strongly opposes the plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats to Orla O'Donovan about tonights Traitors final and they look at so much Irish talent up for the awards season like CMAT and Jessie Buckley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears of the horrific choices facing students who want to get their degree from MTU-Cork SU President Richard Noonan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Cllr Peter Horgan who is chair of the City Council Transport Committee and thinks our public transport needs to be made modern and convenient to use to help fight the battle with traffic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Averil who helps her mum who is getting treatment in CUH but finds parking impossible and also talks to Marie who is frustrated with parking as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ looks at why CCTV might help fight dumping or might be plagued with problems, talks to Cork City Fire Brigade's Alex who is pulling a sled 300 miles in the Arctic, learns some of the restaurant and street food secrets that make Asian food so yum. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to May O'Donovan about the hidden science behind that authentic Asian restaurant smell and how to recreate it in a standard Irish kitchen. Classes available here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Caroline Leahy as flood defences for the town are pushed out further into the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A father of four and a serving fireman, Alex O’Shea discusses with PJ making the "extreme" feel normal and representing Cork on the world’s most dangerous race tracks, The 2026 Arctic Spine Challenge. See also @therunningfireman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Olivia Teahan about what happens in an activist bootcamp where people develop their campaigning skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Susan about the great work Dogs For The Disabled do training dog like Samson who helps her lad and he also talks to Jennifer Dowler who runs the group See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does a sleep-in on Saturday cover all those week day late nights PJ asks Lucy Wolfe of sleepmatters.ie He also also finds about naps and even vitamins! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Irish Road Haulage Association President Ger Highland explains to PJ why he is urging every councillor in Ireland to formally reject the Road Safety Authority. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Poole tells PJ he's fighting to close loopholes in the law named after his sister Jennifer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Cork City Council opens a new consultation on surveillance, we explore why cameras often fail to catch the "smart" fly-tippers with Cllr Aileen Browne who has put in a lot of work trying to tweak the system in Cork County Council Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Chris Moody who fights hard to keep Blackpool and the Glen clean for people and wildlife look at City Council plans to use CCTV to catch people who dump rubbish. City Council is seeking consultations from the public about using CCTV to catch flytipping in Orchard Court and on Spring Lane email waste_enforcement@corkcity.ie Deadline Jan 30th Also, Chris mentioned the EPA app See It Say...